More Photos of The New Silver Eagle Bus "Model 25"

[Busted Knuckle]

Tekebird & Songman,
Thanks dudes! man I never heard of them! I may have ssen a few from a distance on the HWY, but really didn't notice them that much! They look an awful lot like a Setra S417 to me! Wow I maybe onto a new "breed", I sure like the looks and the companies ideas! Sure wish Jones was still around to bounce it off of and see what his feedback on it would be! I'm very impressed and have a new mission in mind for tomorrow! I'm a gonna find out more about my possible new love! Way cool thanks dudes! How did I not know about these!
  BK  'D

[bus05eagle]

BCI has a place here in Vegas and i was told by a fellow that the Falcon 45 was a Mexican built Volvo 9700 and they have a 40ft model 9300 and it has a Cat engine instead of the Volvo engine and is made for tour operators that don't buy Prevost.don't know for sure but will drive over Friday and check it out

[tekebird]

I believe that guy might have been full of it.

None of the articles on BCI have mentioned Volvo or Mexico

[wvanative]

Thanx Songman. Like they say, "Everyday is a school day" . I would guess that all the slantbacks had Fleetline chrome on them??
  I am going to a "Metal Meet" where it's nothing but Hot Rod builders and sheetmetal artists in a couple weeks, I'll have to share my new found info. By the way, metalmeet.com is an AWESOME site to learn about such stuff. (metal forming) Great guys just like this board.

   Later,
    Chaz

Hey Chaz, are you going to be coming back to, I beleive it was Oblong, IL again? If so, I'd like to run down there and meet up with you when you do.

WVaNative

[Jeremy]

Volvo own Prevost, but not BCI as far as I know; BCI have an Australian website where they have the same buses (identical photos) as shown on the American website, but called by different names. I found a reference on the Australasian Bus News website (http://www.busnews.com.au/) that said:

"The first two of the long awaited BCI coaches from China have arrived in Australia. ABC was able to get a sneak preview of them as they awaited customs clearance in Brisbane. One is a 12.7m version and the other 9.3m. They are badged as PK6930A and PK6127A, the differences presumably indicating length. Both are destined for top line coach work."

That isn't to say that the BCI Falcon is Chinese, just that they also sell other 40-footer coaches that are built in China.

Going back to the original point about 'off the shelf' parts, there is a British maufacturer called Dennis that has this policy, and I was advised by one coach operator to buy a Dennis coach for just this reason (I didn't, in the end).

Jeremy

[tekebird]

manufactued in China Using US and Euro components.

[bus05eagle]

Doug, i just got back from BCI and Jeremy is right its a Australian Co and the buses for export to other countries are made in China and the ones for North America are made in Mexico by a bus manufacturer using parts made in China and they look like China juke to me even the casting on the ZF parts.And i just know of two bus manufactures in Mexico Setra and Volvo may be more, but they are trying to set up a service network across the US which is good also they are getting in to building buses for conversions when their plant is built in Mexico City got my info from one of the service reps and he didn't want to give much information about the bus maybe if you are buying you could get more.So BK might be able to get more on the bus

[tekebird]

thats funny because what you claim is not what they are releasing the the trade magazines.

I have yet to see on in person, but have only heard good things

There have now been two feature articles and none mention Mexico Volvo or Setra.  if in deed it was on a setra or Volvo  Platform that would be a selling point and surely would be publicised

[tekebird]

September Bus Ride:

" from it's home base in Jeening KS and Las Vegas BCi Incoperates Compnents from the Us and Australia assembled into Motorcoaches in China"

another article has an addition of Euro parts ( ZF trans)

3 years and they already have 15 buses on the road and expect 50 by the close of the year

[Busted Knuckle]

Doug, i just got back from BCI and Jeremy is right its a Australian Co and the buses for export to other countries are made in China and the ones for North America are made in Mexico by a bus manufacturer using parts made in China and they look like China juke to me even the casting on the ZF parts.And i just know of two bus manufactures in Mexico Serta and Volvo may be more, but they are trying to set up a service network across the US which is good also they are getting in to building buses for conversions when their plant is built in Mexico City got my info from one of the service reps and he didn't want to give much information about the bus maybe if you are buying you could get more.So BK might be able to get more on the bus

Serta ?? sheep ?? I'm confused! But then I ain't got no "sleeper bus".

By the way, SETRA is GERMAN MADE!
FWIW   BK 

[Dreamscape]

Wow. We've gone from Eagles to Serta in this discussion. That's quite an interesting journey.

Paul

[Busted Knuckle]

Yeah, makes me sleepy too! AHH, ah, zzzzzzz, zzzzzz, zzzzz, ah, zzzz, zzz, 47 sheep, zzzz, 60 sheep. LOL!   BK     75 sheep

[tekebird]

back onto topic:

Wonder why Silver Eagle Manufacturing did not start out producing the proven , and obvoiusly more popular (based on orders) Model 15.

They could have been producing those for over a year now since all the tooling was in place.

If they did that they would have had money to hire a designer, and the time to let him make the bus look good......LOL, sure that will fire up someone

[bus05eagle]

bk sorry about the spelling of Setra but my German is not that great and they do have a plant in Mexico City to build transit buses not the real bus you have

[Dreamscape]

tekebird,

I think your question is best answered by the Craig. As he is the one who is behind the wheel. It could be that they wanted to introduce the Model 25 first, based on new designs and ideas. Before I pass final judgement on the 25 I would like to see it in person someday.

Good question though.

Paul